This was rock as ritual, unapologetically haughty, meant to inspire.
Western Africans reconstructed their native drums in the New World, preponderantly as ritual instruments.
The dances have themes as various as ritual tattooing and Picasso paintings.
The drummer, Atsuo, was an elegant cartoon of rock charisma as ritual flamboyance.
It is compelling as ritual, though the script can appear thin and hackneyed.
He's not re-enacting rock 'n' roll as ritual or as theater, either earnestly or ridiculously.
Sicily, where life is lived as "ritual theater," brings out the Greek tragedian in him.
They may, however, also be viewed as ritual beings who exhibit a striking parallel between their ritual and verbal behaviour.
Tantric mysticism may have originated historically as ritual male copulation with women who were possessed by goddesses.
Irwin was an active member at Congregation Ohav Shalom in Merrick, NY and served as Ritual VP, Financial Secretary and its President.
Confucian ideas were also firmly established in the legal system as ritual became increasingly important in governing behaviour, defining social relationships, and adjudicating civil disputes.
